David Simchi-Levi
David Simchi-Levi is Professor of Engineering Systems at Massachusetts Institute of Technology.[1] He is also the founder or co-founder of several companies.[2] Simchi-Levi has made significant contributions to the fields of supply chain, revenue management,[3] and business analytics.[4][5]
David Simchi-Levi | |
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Citizenship | American and Israeli |
Known for | Editor-in-Chief, Management Science Former Editor-in-Chief, Operations Research Former Editor-in-Chief, Naval Research Logistics Former Senior Editor, Manufacturing & Service Operations Management (M&SOM) Former Department Editor, IIE Transactions Former Transportation Area Editor, Operations Research |
Scientific career | |
Fields | Operations research Supply chain management Logistics and Manufacturing Systems |
Institutions | Massachusetts Institute of Technology |
Website | slevi1 |
Education and career
David Simchi-Levi obtained his B.Sc. in Aeronautical Engineering at Technion Israel Institute of Technology in 1978 and earned M.Sc. and Ph.D. in Operations Research from Faculty of Management at Tel-Aviv University respectively in 1984 and 1987.[6]
He has been a lecturer in Tel-Aviv University (1984-1985) and Columbia University (1986-1987). He became an assistant professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Operations Research in Columbia University (1987-1991). Then he joined Northwestern University in 1993 as an associate professor in the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management Sciences, and was promoted to full professor in 1997. Now he is a professor in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2000-now).[6] He was a co-director of Leaders for Global Operations (2003-2016), a dual degree program at MIT,[7] and a co-director of Systems Design and Management (2003-2010).[8]
Academic work
Publications
David Simchi-Levi's publications have been cited 22516 times in total, with 65 h-index and 156 i10-index.[9] He co-authored the book Designing & Managing the Supply Chain.[10] Simchi-Levi is the current Editor-in-Chief of Management Science[11] and was the Editor-in-Chief for Operations Research from 2006 to 2012.[12]
Enterprenuership
Simchi-Levi was the founder of LogicTools which provided software and professional services for supply chain optimization.[13]
In 2014, he co-founded Opalytics, a cloud analytics platform company focusing on operations and supply chain intelligence.[14]
Recognition
He was elected to the 2006 class of Fellows of the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences.[15]
References
- "Dr. David Simchi-Levi, Supply Chain/Operations Researcher, Consultant, Author and MIT Professor". One-On-Obe. 2016.
- "A New Approach to Manage Supply Chain Risk". Harvard Business Review. 2015-10-21 – via Operations.
- Wallheimer, Brian (2018-01-31). "Retailers: A better algorithm could increase online sales by 76 percent". Chicago Booth Review – via Stragegy.
- "In MIT Three-Step Price Optimization Test, Sales and Profits Soar". WWD. January 26, 2018.
- "Some Firms Opt to Bring Manufacturing Back to U.S." The Wall Street Journal. 2012-07-18 – via Business.
- "Vita: my life in one page". David Simchi-Levi. Retrieved 2019-06-06.
- "About MIT LGO". lgo.mit.edu.
- "David Simchi-Levi". MIT Sloan.
- "David Simchi-Levi". Google Scholar.
- Malone, Robert (2002-04-01). "Supply Chain Planning in a Global Environment". Inbound Logistics.
- "Management Science: Editorial Board". Informs PubsOnline.
- "Operations Research: Editorial Board". Informs PubsOnline.
- "Company Overview of LogicTools, Inc. Snapshot". Bloomberg.
- "Opalytics Deeper Insights Driving More Value from Supply Chain". CIOReview.
- Fellows: Alphabetical List, Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences, retrieved 2019-10-09